Betty Lee Van Sickle
Sep 6, 2026
Betty would often say, “If it is raining and cloudy outside, you have got to make your own sunshine.” This was how Betty lived. She made lots of her sunshine by helping others. She taught English as a second language; she volunteered at a nursing home, and joined a sewing club, not to sew, but to iron the fabric so...
John C. Mast
Sep 5, 2026
John Chester Mast was born to Maurice E. Mast and Anita S. Held Mast on June 15, 1941 in Emporia, Kansas. He spent his childhood in Burlington, Kansas and got his first job delivering newspapers at the age of 5. John was always a very industrious person who loved helping his mother and older sister work to keep up the...
Mark Evan Walford
Sep 3, 2026
Mark Evan Walford of Emporia passed away Thursday, September 3, 2026, at his home. He was 56.
Mark was born on April 3, 1970, in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Eula Walford.
Surviving family members are his son, Brent (Alexandra) Walford of Topeka; mother, Eula (Bill) Tate of Hamilton; brother, Larry (Andrea) Walford of Hamilton; significant other Kjersti Walford of Sarpsborg, Norway.
He...
Julie A. Brammell
Sep 1, 2026
Julie A. Brammell, 62, Emporia, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, September 1, 2026 at the Flint Hills Care Center, Emporia.
Julie A Benjamin was born in Wichita, Kansas in the car on May 22, 1964, the daughter of Roy and Charlotte (Sweeten) Benjamin. Julie married Jeff Tosh on August 24, 1985, they later divorced. On March 19, 2015 Julie married Howard...
Margaret A. Glover
Aug 31, 2026
Margaret Ann Schwindt Glover, 87, of Wichita, Kansas, formerly of Madison, Kansas, passed away on Monday, August 31, 2026.
Margaret Ann Schwindt was born in Emporia, Kansas, on May 7, 1939, to Clyde Otto and Anna Margaret (Richard) Schwindt. She was married to John Gail Glover, the love of her life, at the Calvary Evangelical United Brethren Church in Emporia on...
Andrew G. Spencer
Aug 28, 2026
After months of declining health, Andrew G. Spencer, a life-long resident of Emporia, Kansas, quietly slipped away in Newman Hospital on Friday, August 28, 2026, at the age of 76.
He was born in Emporia the son of Ober Jacob and Lois Pauline (Guyton) Spencer, both deceased, on October 27, 1949.
Despite facing the challenges of autism and macular degeneration, he was...
Isaac Drevonte Williams
Aug 23, 2026
Isaac Williams, 26, Wellsville, Kansas, formerly of Emporia, passed away on August 23, 2026.
Isaac Drevonte Wlliams was born in Emporia, Kansas on August 16, 2000. He is survived by his mother and fathers; KristaLee Russell, Shawn Russell and Isaac Williams, III, Sisters; Sydney Williams, Waverly, Kansas, Areana Garcia, Fremont, Nebraska, brother: Issac Russell, Emporia, Kansas, and non-biological Twin Brother; Hunter...
Philip Collins Reed
Aug 17, 2026
Philip Collins Reed, born February 20, 1944, to Parry Collins Reed and Alberta Annette Reed Brinkman, has lived a life full of love, laughter, and adventure. A cherished husband to Candela Hoss Reed, whom he married on February 4, 1967, Phil and Candy built a life rich in experiences, from adventures on their motorcycles (including five trips from Missouri to...
Danny J. San Romani
Aug 2, 2026
Danny J. San Romani, 77, Topeka, Kansas, passed away Sunday, August 2, 2026 at Heritage Grove Estate Care Center, Topeka, Kansas.
Danny was born March 31, 1949 in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Egideo “Bud” and Laura (McColl) San Romani. He is survived by his sister; Debra San Romani, Topeka, Kansas, brothers; David (Sharon) San Romani, Rose Hill, Kansas, and Dennis...
Laurie Jean Staten
Aug 1, 2026
It is with profound sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of Laurie Jean (Thomas) Staten on August 1, 2026.
Laurie was born on September 25, 1959, in Flint, Michigan, to William Russell Thomas and Doris (Weiler) Thomas. After graduating from high school, Laurie left Michigan and set out for Texas, first making a home in Houston and later moving to...
Gregory Adam Gasche
Jul 30, 2026
Gregory Adam Gasche of rural Hartford, died on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at his home. He was 69.
Gregg was born on August 28, 1956, in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Daniel Grover and Elizabeth Ann Haughton Gasche. He married Nancy Oetting on November 26, 1977, at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Olpe.
Surviving family members include his wife, Nancy Gasche...
Ruth Joan Parks
Jul 26, 2026
Ruth Joan Parks passed away on July 26, 2026, in Emporia. Joan was born May 18, 1933, to Fred and Della (Pracht) Jacques in Topeka, Kansas.
After growing up in Chicago, Illinois, Joan moved back to Kansas with her family in 1950, where her father built and operated “Fred’s Derby Service” restaurant and truck stop in Emporia.
Joan graduated from Emporia High...
Jack Dean Sensintaffar
Jul 23, 2026
Jack Dean Sensintaffar, of Emporia, Kansas passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at Newman Regional Health. He was 79.
Jack was born on April 26, 1947, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Wilson and Ruby (Gunter) Sensintaffar. He grew up in Blackburn, Skeedee and Ponca City, Oklahoma. He graduated from Ponca City High School in 1965 and went on to attend...
Edith Goodwin
Jul 23, 2026
Edith Marie Goodwin of Emporia, born August 27, 1939, in Quincy, IL went to be with the Lord on July 23, 2026. Edith is survived by her 14 children, numerous grandchildren and too many great grandchildren to count. Edith endured many trials and tragedies in her life, but through it all she showed her deep love for her family with...
Mildred "Millie" Lois Schnakenberg
Jul 19, 2026
Mildred “Millie” Schnakenberg, 97, passed away on July 19, 2026, in Emporia surrounded by her family.
She was born to parents Robert and Alleen Griffin on April 27, 1929, in Kansas City, Kansas. Her family included two sisters, Betty Rice and Joann Hankinson. Millie graduated from Wyandotte High School in Kansas City.
Millie married NE “Bud” Schnakenberg on September 9, 1950, in...
Chayce Andrew Jay Arnold
Jul 17, 2026
Chayce Arnold, 16, rural Emporia, Kansas, passed away at his grandmother's home on Friday, July 17, 2026.
Chayce Andrew Jay “Tater” Arnold was born in Emporia, Kansas on April 3, 2010. Chayce is survived by his father; Larry Arnold, and his wife, Leah, Emporia, Kansas, and mother; Nicole Smith-Levenhagen, and her husband, James, Grand Junction, Colorado, brothers; Brandon, Jordan, Cayson, and...
Mary Dale Smiley
Jul 16, 2026
Mary Dale Smiley of Emporia died on Thursday, July 16, 2026, at the Flint Hills Care Center in Emporia. She was 97.
Mary was born on July 31, 1928, in Emporia. She married Max Smiley on November 2, 1947, in Emporia. He died on May 14, 1960. Max was a member of the 1947 Emporia State Basketball team that beat KU...
Jake Barrett
Jul 15, 2026
Jake Barrett, 89, Emporia, Kansas, passed away at his home on Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
Jake was retired and had worked for the City of Emporia in the Street Department.
Private graveside services will be held at Evergreen Cemetery, Emporia, Kansas at a later date. Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, Emporia, is in charge of arrangements
Scott Earl Sumpter
Jul 11, 2026
Scott Earl Sumpter of Americus, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 11, 2026, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. He was 46 years old and 21 days.
Scott was born on June 20, 1980, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Lloyd Earl Sumpter and Marjory Kay Mustermann.
He is survived by his mother, Marjory (Robert) Scrivner of Americus; father,...
Colleen N Aakhus
Jul 10, 2026
Colleen N. Aakhus, 98, Emporia, Kansas, passed away at the University of Kansas
Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, on Friday, July 10, 2026.
Colleen Skeie was born in Winger, Minnesota on June 7, 1928, the daughter of Willie
and Nina (Nelson) Skeie. She married Orval Truman Aakhus in Winger on September
18, 1949. He died December 17, 2020. She is survived by daughters; Diane...
